AbstractThe perspective of this world has changed by growing technological advancements
leading to a world through screens. The prevalence of social media usage among youths
is imminent, as it has led to unwarranted progress in the area of mental health issues.
Thus, the objectives of this study explore the relationships between social media
addiction, parental support, social media burnout, and fear of missing out (FoMO) as
the mediating effect and age factor as the moderating effect among the youths. A sample
of 450 Malaysian youths aged between 15 to 30 years were randomly selected. Data
were gathered through a questionnaire and analysed using SPSS and AMOS software.
Two types of analysis were conducted; descriptive analysis to identify the levels of the
variables and inferential analysis using structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the
six hypotheses drawn. Firstly, the majority of respondents are experiencing a moderate
level of social media burnout, a moderate level of Fo.....